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The Group provides specialist services in the following sectors: Energy
Our in-depth knowledge of the energy sector places us at the forefront of key developments in Southern Africa and elsewhere on the African continent. Our core focus is to develop and implement customised, limited recourse financial solutions for our clients. Our scope covers the complete energy value chain, from exploitation of upstream energy resources to downstream power generation and transmission projects.

Our commodity-linked financial transactions are specifically designed to minimise energy risk and to provide clients with low-cost working capital. Our niche team of specialists has expertise in a broad range of oil and gas, power and processing ventures, ranging from hydro, natural gas-fired, coal-fired, nuclear, combined heat and power and waste-to-energy projects. Our staff have finely honed global expertise, with projects completed across Africa, the US, the UK, Latin America and Eastern Europe.

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Infrastructure
Standard Bank has established itself as a leading player in arranging and funding infrastructural projects across Africa and globally. Our experience includes Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and complex concession type deals. With the backing of the Standard Bank Group balance sheet, our participation in ground-breaking projects such as toll roads, pipelines and port projects is evidence of our highly regarded track record, both locally and further afield.

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Mining & Resources
Given the importance of the mining and resources sectors to the future economic growth of Namibia and other African countries, the Group has established a multidisciplinary Mining Finance team in Johannesburg. Our skilled specialists tap into the group's global resources in London, New York and Sydney to meet the needs of clients active in mining and resources across the globe. We are regarded as a leading player in resources finance in emerging markets - our highly regarded commodities trading and derivatives capability is often an important component in structuring mining finance transactions.

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Off-shore Lending
The Offshore lending team offers innovative structured solutions to clients wishing to make cross border investments. We are able to draw on the experience and expertise of our global project finance teams to offer our clients a range of products including Namibian export finance, multi-sourced export finance and structured political risk investments.

Our specific expertise encompasses sectors such as energy, mining, infrastructure and agribusiness and we work in conjunction with specialists from these sectors to deliver holistic solutions.

Telecommunications
With the rapid pace of developments in this dynamic sector, our Telecoms team has proved its worth with a series of groundbreaking financing structures. These have helped to establish us as a dominant force in African telecoms financing.

Our financing projects have set precedents in terms of limited-recourse funding and innovative structures for tapping local capital markets.

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